[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1912 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1912

    To require the Secretary of the Army to designate Fort Belvoir, 
  Virginia, as the site for the planned National Museum of the United 
                              States Army.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 24, 1999

Mr. Moran of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
    To require the Secretary of the Army to designate Fort Belvoir, 
  Virginia, as the site for the planned National Museum of the United 
                              States Army.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Museum of the United States 
Army Site Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The Nation does not have adequate knowledge of the role 
        of the United States Army in the development and protection of 
        the United States.
            (2) The United States Army, which is the oldest United 
        States military service, lacks a primary museum with public 
        exhibition space and is in dire need of a permanent facility to 
        house and display its historical artifacts.
            (3) Such a museum would serve to enhance the preservation, 
        study, and interpretation of Army historical artifacts.
            (4) Many Army artifacts of historical significance and 
        national interest, which are currently unavailable for public 
        display, would be exhibited in such a museum.
            (5) While the Smithsonian Institution would be able to 
        assist the Army in developing programs of presentations 
        relating to the mission, values, and heritage of the Army, such 
        a museum would be a more appropriate institution for such 
        programs.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to designate a permanent site for a museum to serve as 
        the National Museum of the United States Army;
            (2) to ensure the preservation, maintenance, and 
        interpretation of the artifacts and history collected by such 
        museum;
            (3) to enhance the knowledge of the American people to the 
        role of the Army in United States history; and
            (4) to provide a facility for the public display of the 
        artifacts and history of the Army.

SEC. 3. LOCATION OF NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY.

    The Secretary of the Army shall designate Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 
as the location of the National Museum of the United States Army.
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